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JAMES MCBRIDE, OF BAVINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

STANCHION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,264, dated February10, 1891.

Application led May 26, 1890. Serial No. 353,172. (Model.)

.To @ZZ whom, it Nm3/.concern- Be it known that I, JAMES MOBRIDE, ofBavington, in the county of Tashington and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and Improved Cattle-Stanchion, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in cattle-stanchions and infilth-preventing devices.

It is well known that cattle are very likely io step forward into thefeed-crib while eating and to drop their excrement upon the stall-floor,s0 that when they lie down they become extremely dirty.

The object of my, invention is to provide a stanchion to which acreature may be quickly and easily secured and that will securely fastenthe creature and at the same time give it great freedomof movement, andalso to provide means in connection with the stanchion to. prevent thecreature from dropping its excrement on the stall-floor.

To this end my invention consists in certain features of construction`and combinations of parts that will be hereinafter fully described, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of the device embodying my invention.Fig.2 is abroken det-ail view showing the movement of the stanchion whenlocked or unlocked, the view being taken from the rear. Fig. 3 is afront view of'the device, showing in dotted lines the movement of themechanism for preventing the dropping of excrement on the stallfloor.Fig. 4 is a plan of the device; and Fig. 5 is a cross-section on theline 5 5 of Fig. 4, showing the formation of the padded arm' which comesin contact with the creatures back.

A is the stall-Hoor, having suitable supports B, connecting with theceiling C above, the portion A of the iioor being used as a crib inwhich the food for the cattle is placed. A vertical post D rests uponthe floor A and extends through a hole in the ceiling C, and where thereis no ceiling a perforated board may be substituted. The post D isprovided on one side, at a point above the neck of the -tallest creaturewhich will be fastened in the stanchion, with a boss D, which will thusbe opposite a similar boss E on the upper part of locking-standard E,which is arranged adjacent to vand parallel with the post D, thedistance between the two being such as to afford room for; a creaturesneck, but not to allow its head to be drawn through between the same.

The lower ends of the post D and lockingstandard E are connected by theplates F, which have Opposite central bends Fthus forming a circularopening between the lower tion of the standard E and extends at a rightangle to the standard through a keeper Z on the post D, the free end oi.the cross-bar having an angular bend b', to which is pivoted the levere, which has at its lower end a hook e', which forms a convenienthandle, and the lever is curved outwardly at its upper end e2 to enableit to operate easily on the post D. The cross-bar b is just long enoughto extend through the keeper when the stanchion is locked, and the bentportion b falls below the opening in the keeper d and prevents thelocking-standard E from swinging outwardly and unlocking the stanchion.To unlock the stanchion the lever e and cross-bar b are raised and bothare pushed through the keeper cl, thusswinging the standard outwardlyand unlocking the stanchion, this movement being` shown by dotted linesin Fig. 2. To lock the stanchion the above operation is reversed. Itwill be seen that a creature may be securely fastened in the stanchionand that lthe free movement of the latter on the stop a will give thecreature all necessary freedom.

Near the top of the post D is a forwardlyextending arm D2, which isfixed thereto and to the end of which is pivoted a rearwardlyextendinglever G, the lever being supported and its movement limited by thekeeper f,

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which incloses the lever and is fixed to the post D. Pivoted to the rearportion of the lever G is a depending rod I-l, having fixed to its lowerend a curved and rounded transverse arm J, which extends laterallyacross the stall and which is placed above the back of the creature, sothat when it arches its back it will strike the arln J and actuate thelever G. The lever G is provided with a series of transverseperforationsg andthe rod H with a series of perforations 7L, so thatwith a suitable pin the height of the arrn J and the p0- sition of thearm in relation to the lever G may be easily regulated. The arin J isprovided with a suitable pad, that it may be easy to the creatures back.Pivoted upon the front sides of the post D and standard E are theangular plates K and L, respectively, said plates being pivoted at theirelbows so that the longer portions of the plates will rest lagainst thefront portion of the post and standard. The inner edges of the plates Kand L are provided with teeth 70 and Zto prick the'neckof the creaturein thestall, as hereinafter described.

The upper part of the plate K extends inwardly and is pivoted by a pin mto the vertical rod M, which is pivoted at its upper end to the lever G.The upper end of the plate L extends inwardly and is slotted, as shown,so that the 'slotted end will engage the pin m and be actuated by therod M, and at the 'saine time the slot in the plate will permit thenecessary movement of the locking-standard E.

It is well known that a cow cannot or will not drop her excrement, letitbe either of a liquid o'r vsolid nature, without arching her back, andwhen provided with the above-described device when she arches her backit strikes the arm J and tilts the lever G, thus raising the iod M andthe inner ends of the plates K and L, which causes the lower portion-ofthe plates to swing inwardly, and the teeth Z and le prick the cowin theneck. This causes 11er to step backward, and she continues to inovebackward till her back clears the arrn J, and the excreinent will thusbe dropped so far in the rear that the stalleloor will be kept entirelyclean.

Having thus fully described 1nyinvention,l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. A stanchion consisting, essentially, of avertical post mounted loosely upon a floor and extending to a support, avertical locking-standard arranged adjacent thereto,plates Iixed to thefootot' the post and pivoted to the foot ot' the standard, a stop fixedto the floor and projecting between the plates, and a detachable levermechanism for locking the top of the standard to the post, substantiallyas described.

2. A stanchion consisting, essentially, of a vertical post mountedloosely between a floor and a support, a vertical locking-standardarranged adjacent thereto, curved plates fixed to the foot ot' the postand pivoted to the foot of the locking-standard, a stop fixed to thefloor and projecting between the plates, a cross-bar pivoted to theupper portion of the locking-standard and extending through a keeper onthe post, and alever pivoted tothe cross-bar and adapted to operate thesaine, substantially as described.

3. The combination,with a stanchion coinprising two vertical postsorstandards, ot` angular plates pivoted thereon, provided withinwardly-projecting teeth and inwardly-extending upper ends pivotallyconnected together, a lever pivoted above the plates and connected withthe inner ends thereof by a rod, and a depending rod attached to therear end of the lever and having at its lower end a transverse arm,substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the post D and standard E, adapted to swingoutwardly, as

shown, of the angle-plates K and L, pivoted to the post and standard andprovided with inwardly-projecting 'teeth and inwardly-extending upperends, the end of the plate L' being slotted, as shown, the rod M,pivoted to the plates by the pin m, the lever G, pivoted above theplates and having the rod M pivoted thereto, and the rod H, pivoted tothe lever G and provided with the transverse arm J, substantially asshown and described.

5. The combination, with the post D, having the keeper d thereon, andthe lockingstandard E, pivoted to the post, of the 'crossbar b, pivotedto the standard 'and provided with the bent end b', and the lever e,pivoted to the cross-bar and having the curved end e2 and hooked end c',substantially'as described.

A. C. MCCLURE, I J. B. TEMAN.

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